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LendingClub has teamed up with global SME lending platform Funding Circle and Opportunity Fund, a non-profit US small business lender, to expand SME’s access to credit in the US in strong expansion of its business model.

LendingClub will now refer would-be borrowers looking for small business loans on its platform to both Opportunity Fund and Funding Circle rather than originate small business loans itself.

Japanese conglomerate Softbank has agreed to invest €900m in beleaguered German payments firm Wirecard.

Wirecard said that it will issue five-year convertible bonds, selling them exclusively to SoftBank, giving the the Asian investor a 5.6 per cent stake in the business. As part of the agreement, Softbank will help Wirecard’s expansion into Japan and South Korea.

Three years ago digital challenger (now) bank Monzo - or Mondo as it was named then - did what many a young start-up keen for growth increasingly does and raised money via a crowdfund raise.

To say the round was popular is somewhat of an understatement. It fully funded to £1m in just 96 seconds. A total 1,898 people invested an average of £527 each and sharing 3.33 per cent equity at a suggested £30m valuation. Last week Monzo was reportedly closing a new fresh round of venture funding that would see it push its valuation up to £1.9bn and making it one of the UK’s most valuable fintech companies.

Fintech fund ING Ventures led a €19m funding round for Spanish personal finance platform Fintonic, as the start up extends into new markets and services, according to reports.

The move values the Madrid-based business at €160m and gives ING Ventures a 22 per cent stake in the firm founded seven years ago. Fintonic, which operates in Spain, Mexico and Chile, allows customers to link their bank and card accounts for a clearer view of their finances. The service, which has 700,000 active users, also offers loans and insurance.

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